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Engraved bust portrait of Benjamin Franklin
Author
Title
[Engraved bust portrait of Benjamin Franklin] / eng'd by E. Wellmore from an original drawing by J.B. Longacre after the bust by Houdon.
Publication
[Philadelphia?] : [Henry Perkins?], [1835?]
Physical Description
1 print : stipple engraving ; 6.0 x 4 cm
Medium
paper
ink
engraving
Local Notes
BEIN BrSides Box 2019 1128: On sheet 10.4 x 8.9 cm apparently cut from a larger sheet. Forms part of the Benjamin Franklin Collection.
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
A proof variant of the print described in R. Fridenberg; see his Catalogue of the engraved portraits of Franklin, Houdon, 417: Herring, James. The national portrait gallery of distinguished Americans (Philadelphia: Henry Perkins, 1835-1839), engraved title page.
Summary
Engraving shows a bust portrait of Benjamin Franklin after the bust by Houdon, facing left with no border and the phrase "of distinguished" below the image.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 28, 2022
Subjects
Genre/Form
Stipple engravings.
Portraits.
Also listed under
Benjamin Franklin Collection (Yale University. Library)
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
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